Mofaz was a leading contender for Likud leadership primary against Binyamin
Netanyahu and foreign minister Silvan Shalom in the Dec. 19 primary. The latest
opinion polls show Kadima to be unbeatable by either Likud or Labor in the coming
general election.

Mafuz was a leading contender in the Dec. 19 Likud leadership primary against
Binyamin Netanyahu and foreign minister Silvan Shalom